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WWII Timetoast Timeline
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Germany invades Poland
Germany invaded poland by just storming in and taking over everything. Poland didn have a chanc egainst Germany's great military. -
resources council was founded
It is one of Commonwealth's oldest council in Pennsylvania. It was known for its extremely good excellence in recycling and reduction. -
France surrenders to Germany
France surrendered to Germany because they had no other option because of all the Grerman strrops storming in. Also France's army wasn't capable of holding off the German's to wait for help. -
Multi Lane Highway
the first multi lane highway was built in Pennsylvania. it was built because of the war and so they could transport things easier and quicker. -
phillip Murray ousted from vice president
He was ousted out from vice president of the United Mine Workers because of his break with John Lewis. the next person to take his position was John O'Leary -
Battle of Midway
The Japanese tried to overrun Midway Island by engaging the U.S navy. By the end the Japanese lost and couldn't take the beating of the U.S navy -
The Battle of Stalingrad
German forces invaded in 1941. They were stopped by the Red Army. The invasion ended not successful in Germany's favor. -
Pittsburgh West Virginia railroad began
It began when razing its stell shed near the Wabash Station. then it was given to the Pittsburgh scrap drive. -
D Day
This day is when the Allied Forces went and invaded France. All of those pwers just overran France without a problem. -
Mass rally took place in Pittsburgh plant
This mass rally tokk place at an East Pittsburgh plant. 20,000 workers for Westinghouse pledged to not strike during the war. -
War contracts for things in war
The contracts totaled up to 903,398,644 dollars. The front lines took 322,000,000 of the money for food, guns, and shelter. -
Allies Liberate (Free) Paris
It tokk many months to overcome the whole entire country, but happened on August 25th. Paris then was controlled by Nazi's and all down hill after that. -
Thousands of people stranded from snowfall
Christmas shoppers were stranded by 15 inch snowfall. All hotels were filled and lobbies were packed tight. Schools and businesses had to be put off for 2 days. -
Battle of the Bulge
Was the last German attack on the Western side. It was successful at first, but then stopped by the Allied Forces. -
Heavy Production Losses
Heavy production losses resulted in 25,000 people in industry being idled. The rivers rose up to 33.4 feet which could have resulted in flooding -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Was a very intense battle during the war. Japanese fighters were going kamikaze and were taking out anyone without regard. The U.S won this battle over the Japanese. -
100th anniversary of great fire
We celebrated our 100th anniversary of the great fire we had in 1845. The fire was exceptionally dangerous and could have done a lot of damage. that's why we celebrate recovering from it after 100 years. -
FDR dies, Truman becomes President
FDR died on april 12th 1945 and Harry Truman had big steps to follow in. He made the decision to drop the two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Which ended the war. -
Mourning for FDR's death
All schools and churches shut down for the day for people to mourn over his death. amusement parks as well were closed so everyone could watch the news about him. -
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler commited suicide because he realized that everything he had worked for had been gone and never to return. He also did not want to be captured and tortured. The main reason for that was because he saw how they hung Mussolini in public and did not want to go out like that. -
VE Day
VE stands for Vicotry in Europe day. On this day the Allies announced the surredering of German forces in WWII. Germany had no chance but to surrender. -
Dr. Paul Anderson was elected as president at Pennsylvania college
Dr. Paul Anderson was elected to be president at a great college like Pennsylvania college for Women. he was the president after Herbert L. Spencer. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
This decision was made by President Truman. one of the two bombs let off. Did major damage to Hiroshima killing almost 70,000 people. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
Atomic Bomb dropped by the decision of President Truman. this bomb killed up to 75,000 people. It also missed its main target by 1 mile, that shows how powerful and defying the atomic bomb was. -
Russian Labor Leaders visit
Russian labor leaders visit pittsburgh. they come to see all the steel mills we have because we are known for being a very big steel city. -
City beyond happy over surrendering of Japan
The city of Pittsburgh was happy over the surrendering of Japan. This meant that the steel workers didnt always have to be making things for the war and could be with their families more often. Also families got there friends back from the war. -
VJ Day
VJ satnds for Victory in Japan Day. On this day the Allies announced the surrendering of Japanese forces just like Germany did. Japan as with Germany did, had no chance, but to surrender. -
7,000 workers laid off
The district of Pittsburgh had to lay off 7,000 workers. this happened because the first cancellation of the war contracts had become an effective thing for Pittsburgh. -
Highest real estate levy ever
Council passed a rule setting the levy to be extremely high. The highest ever in the city's history. 28 mills on land and 14 on buildings which was a 12 percent increase over the last time, -
Japanese attack on Peral Harbor
It was a surprised plan thought by some and a planned one thought by others. The japanese attacked because it was a main sight for our naval base. Also they knew America was in a time of unprepared people because of WWII.
